Qualifications in a Nutshell
- Diploma in Geographic Sciences (Cartography) from the Centre of Geographic Sciences (COGS)
- Master's Degree in Geographical Information Science & Systems (passed with distinction)
- Applied Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
- Strong advocate of clean code, refactoring and usability
- 13+ years of work experience in Software Development (front- and backend development)
- 4+ years of work experience in GIS
- 24+ years in IT (includes apprenticeship, studying and work experience)
- Multilingual: advanced in English, fluent in German and native in Swiss German
Other Qualifications
- Trained IT technician (4-year apprenticeship, see more about the Switzerland's apprenticeship system)
- Diploma in Essential Skills for Hospitality, Service and Tourism Co-Op
- Work Experience as a Café Bakery Server
Awards
- 2020 President's Prize / Prix du Président (2020)
awarded by the Canadian Cartographic Association
for Digby Area · Trails, Lighthouses and Open Spaces
- Walter K. Morrison Award for Cartography Award (2020)
awarded by the Centre of Geographic Sciences, NSCC
- Arthur Robinson Print Map Award (tie, 2020)
awarded by the Cartography and Geographic Information Society
for Vancouver and Surrounding Area
- 2019 President's Prize / Prix du Président (2019)
awarded by the Canadian Cartographic Association
for Flying Bluenose
- Award for Excellence in Geographic Sciences (2019)
awarded by the Centre of Geographic Sciences, NSCC
Technologies, Software and Skills
Below is a list of a few technologies, software and skills I have learned and/or used in the past (but not limited to).
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Geographic Information System and Cartography
- ArcGIS Pro 2.9 and 3.0, ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Enterprise 11
- Python 2.7 and 3.8+, C# 7+, Tkinter, Flask, Arcade
- Arcpy, ArcGIS API for Python, ArcGIS Pro SDK for .NET, ArcGIS API for JavaScript
- leaflet.js, OpenLayers, GeoPandas, Shapely and other GIS related libraries
- Bootstrap 5.3, Calcite Design System
- QGIS, FME
- ArcGIS for Desktop 10.7
- Authoring Maps, Mapping, Cartography
- Adobe Illustrator 2019, Adobe InDesign 2019, Adobe Photoshop 2019
- AutoCAD 2018, AutoCAD Civil 3D 2018
- GPS Pathfinder Office 5.90
- OGC Standards (such as WMS and WFS)
- Collecting Spatial Features, Geoprocessing and Transforming Spatial Data
- GIS related web development: JavaScript, HTML, CSS, XML, SQL,SVG
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Information Technology
- Java, JavaScript, Angular, TypeScript, Python 2.7 and 3.6+, C#, R, C, C++, PHP, Ruby, Pascal, Delphi, Basic
- Tkinter, Geoprocessing with Python, Flask, Pandas
- HTML, CSS, LESS, SASS, XML, SQL, PHP, SVG
- JSF, JSP, Servlets, JPA2, Java Swing, JDBC
- Maven, ANT, JUnit, JMeter, CSV, SVN, GIT, Intellij
- Design Pattern, Refactoring, Usability, UX Development
- OOA/OOD, UML, Scrum, Project Management
- PostgreSQL, PostGIS, Oracle, SQLite, Sybase, MySQL, MS SQL Server
- Crystal Reports, Jasper Reports
- Wildfly, Tomcat
- REST Webservices
- Bootstrap, Semantic UI, Calcite Design System, UIKit, jQuery, dojo.js, RxJS, Lodash, OpenFaces, RichFaces
- (Worked with a large variety of software libraries)
- JIRA, Confluence
- Symantec DLP
- Linux, MacOS, Windows, DOS
- Customer Service, Customer Support, Training, On-Site Installation, Onboarding Employees
- Repairing Printers, Assembling Computers
- Microsoft Office, Open Office
- Latex, RMarkdown, Markdown
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Soft Skills
- Customer Service and Support
- Team-minded
- Communicative
- Multilingual
- Friendly
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Other Achievements
- Technical co-responsibility for usability and UX development
- Optimized user interfaces to increase usability and user satisfaction.
- Assembled computers for a whole department.
- Implemented a reporting component to extract information from a database and reduce costs in customer service department.
- Produced a video using ArcScene to visualize Salzburg castle.
- Improved code quality through refactoring.
- Trained new employee to onboard them.
- Planned meetings with co-workers and external consultants to discuss a user interface of an existing software in order to improve its usability.
- Performed requirement engineering with internal and external customer to implement features in a software.
- Trained business partners across Europe in using a software.
- 1st, 2nd and 3rd level Support (for software and hardware)